Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin Athens“Knowthyself”FoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveProposedtheTheory ofFormsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatValuedreasonover thesensesSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersSaw thesoul asimmortalStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Executedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationFoundedTheAcademyin Athens“Knowthyself”FoundedtheLyceumschoolIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveProposedtheTheory ofFormsUsed theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatValuedreasonover thesensesSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersSaw thesoul asimmortalStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Believedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensBelievedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  2. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  3. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  4. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  5. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  6. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  7. B-“Know thyself”
  8. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  9. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  10. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  11. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  12. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  13. I-Valued reason over the senses
  14. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  15. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  16. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  17. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  18. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  19. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  20. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  21. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  22. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  23. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  24. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  25. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)